diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index d124b2e..98b4fc8 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -5882,6 +5882,25 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!output_contains(&app, "Remove a table"));
     }
 
+    // ── Phase C batch 3: DML hints render (incl. multi-form SHOW) ──
+
+    #[test]
+    fn f1_on_update_renders_its_hint_block() {
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        type_str(&mut app, "update Customers set email = 'x' ");
+        f1(&mut app);
+        assert!(output_contains(&app, "Change values in the rows"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn f1_disambiguates_show_forms() {
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        type_str(&mut app, "show relationships");
+        f1(&mut app);
+        assert!(output_contains(&app, "List all the relationships"));
+        assert!(!output_contains(&app, "rows stored in a table"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn messages_command_toggles_verbosity_and_reports() {
         let mut app = App::new();
diff --git a/src/dsl/grammar/data.rs b/src/dsl/grammar/data.rs
index 752014d..665ba50 100644
--- a/src/dsl/grammar/data.rs
+++ b/src/dsl/grammar/data.rs
@@ -1790,7 +1790,13 @@ pub static SHOW: CommandNode = CommandNode {
     shape: SHOW_SHAPE,
     ast_builder: build_show,
     help_id: Some("data.show"),
-    hint_ids: &[],
+    hint_ids: &[
+        "show_data",
+        "show_table",
+        "show_tables",
+        "show_relationships",
+        "show_indexes",
+    ],
     usage_ids: &[
         "parse.usage.show_data",
         "parse.usage.show_table",
@@ -1806,7 +1812,7 @@ pub static SEED: CommandNode = CommandNode {
     shape: SEED_SHAPE,
     ast_builder: build_seed,
     help_id: Some("data.seed"),
-    hint_ids: &[],
+    hint_ids: &["seed"],
     usage_ids: &["parse.usage.seed"],
 };
 
@@ -1824,7 +1830,7 @@ pub static UPDATE: CommandNode = CommandNode {
     shape: UPDATE_SHAPE,
     ast_builder: build_update,
     help_id: Some("data.update"),
-    hint_ids: &[],
+    hint_ids: &["update"],
     usage_ids: &["parse.usage.update"],};
 
 pub static DELETE: CommandNode = CommandNode {
@@ -1832,7 +1838,7 @@ pub static DELETE: CommandNode = CommandNode {
     shape: DELETE_SHAPE,
     ast_builder: build_delete,
     help_id: Some("data.delete"),
-    hint_ids: &[],
+    hint_ids: &["delete"],
     usage_ids: &["parse.usage.delete"],};
 
 pub static REPLAY: CommandNode = CommandNode {
@@ -1840,7 +1846,7 @@ pub static REPLAY: CommandNode = CommandNode {
     shape: REPLAY_PATH,
     ast_builder: build_replay,
     help_id: Some("data.replay"),
-    hint_ids: &[],
+    hint_ids: &["replay"],
     usage_ids: &["parse.usage.replay"],};
 
 pub static EXPLAIN: CommandNode = CommandNode {
@@ -1848,7 +1854,7 @@ pub static EXPLAIN: CommandNode = CommandNode {
     shape: EXPLAIN_SHAPE,
     ast_builder: build_explain,
     help_id: Some("data.explain"),
-    hint_ids: &[],
+    hint_ids: &["explain"],
     usage_ids: &["parse.usage.explain"],};
 
 /// `explain` over advanced-mode SQL (ADR-0039).
diff --git a/src/friendly/keys.rs b/src/friendly/keys.rs
index c27c436..490e7eb 100644
--- a/src/friendly/keys.rs
+++ b/src/friendly/keys.rs
@@ -306,6 +306,36 @@ pub const KEYS_AND_PLACEHOLDERS: &[(&str, &[&str])] = &[
     ("hint.cmd.change_column.what", &[]),
     ("hint.cmd.change_column.example", &[]),
     ("hint.cmd.change_column.concept", &[]),
+    // Phase C batch 3 — DML command hints.
+    ("hint.cmd.update.what", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.update.example", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.update.concept", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.delete.what", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.delete.example", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.delete.concept", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.show_data.what", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.show_data.example", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.show_data.concept", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.show_table.what", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.show_table.example", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.show_table.concept", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.show_tables.what", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.show_tables.example", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.show_relationships.what", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.show_relationships.example", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.show_relationships.concept", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.show_indexes.what", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.show_indexes.example", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.show_indexes.concept", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.seed.what", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.seed.example", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.seed.concept", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.explain.what", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.explain.example", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.explain.concept", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.replay.what", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.replay.example", &[]),
+    ("hint.cmd.replay.concept", &[]),
     (
         "hint.ambient_invalid_ident",
         &["kind", "found"],
diff --git a/src/friendly/strings/en-US.yaml b/src/friendly/strings/en-US.yaml
index 9639ccb..5bf98ed 100644
--- a/src/friendly/strings/en-US.yaml
+++ b/src/friendly/strings/en-US.yaml
@@ -505,6 +505,46 @@ hint:
       what: "Change a column's type, converting the existing values."
       example: "change column Customers: status (int)"
       concept: "The database converts each stored value to the new type; if a value can't convert it refuses the change, so you don't silently lose data. Flags let you force or skip the conversion."
+    # DML — querying and changing data (Phase C batch 3).
+    update:
+      what: "Change values in the rows that match a condition."
+      example: "update Customers set email = 'new@example.io' where id = 1"
+      concept: "The `where` clause picks which rows change, and it's required — pass `--all-rows` to change the whole table on purpose — so you never update more than you meant to."
+    delete:
+      what: "Remove the rows that match a condition."
+      example: "delete from Orders where status = 'cancelled'"
+      concept: "A `where` is required (use `--all-rows` to clear the table on purpose). Rows a relationship points at may be blocked or cascade-deleted, per its `on delete` action."
+    show_data:
+      what: "Show the rows stored in a table."
+      example: "show data Customers"
+      concept: "This reads the data and never changes it. Add a `where` to show only matching rows."
+    show_table:
+      what: "Show a table's structure — its columns, types, keys, and relationships."
+      example: "show table Customers"
+      concept: "Structure, not data: the column definitions and how this table links to others. Use `show data` to see the rows themselves."
+    show_tables:
+      what: "List all the tables in the project."
+      example: "show tables"
+    show_relationships:
+      what: "List all the relationships between tables."
+      example: "show relationships"
+      concept: "Each relationship is a foreign-key link from a child column to a parent's key, with an `on delete` / `on update` rule."
+    show_indexes:
+      what: "List all the indexes in the project."
+      example: "show indexes"
+      concept: "Indexes speed up lookups; this shows which columns each one covers and whether it enforces uniqueness."
+    seed:
+      what: "Fill a table with generated sample rows, or fill one column on existing rows."
+      example: "seed Customers 50"
+      concept: "Seeding invents realistic-looking data so you have something to query. Pin a value with `set col = …`, choose a generator with `as`, or give a numeric range with `between`."
+    explain:
+      what: "Show how the database will run a query — without running it."
+      example: "explain show data Customers where email = 'a@example.io'"
+      concept: "The plan reveals whether the database scans the whole table or jumps straight to rows through an index — the payoff of `add index`. `explain` never executes, so it's safe even on a delete."
+    replay:
+      what: "Re-run the commands recorded in a history file."
+      example: "replay session.log"
+      concept: "Every successful command is journalled, so replaying re-applies them in order to reproduce a project's state — handy for scripting or redoing a sequence."
   err:
     foreign_key:
       child_side: